Bioethnic conscription: Genes, race, and Mexicana/o ethnicity in diabetes research

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-128

  Montoya, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epidemiology; Genetics; Race; Science; U.S. Mexico border

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846279794     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2007.22.1.94     Document Type: Article

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